Paddle Tennis Lesson

Name ___________________________ Period ___________________________ Date ____________________________ COURT DIAGRAM 1. Side Line 2. Service Line 3. Net 4. Right Side Player 5. Left Side Player

Paddle Tennis Notes Rules: 6.A team consists of ________ players. 7.Points are scored by the ______________ side only and occurs when the opponent faults (fails to return the ball, hits the ball out of bounds, etc.). 8.The ball is served ______________, with one bounce from the court. 9.Following the serve, the _____________ side must let the ball bounce once before contacting the ball. 10.The game is played until one team reaches a score of ________ and is ahead of their opponent by ______. 2 Serving underhand receiving 11 2

Paddle Tennis Notes Rules: 11.The server continues to __________ until the service team faults. 12.Balls that contact the line are considered ________. 13.Serves that contact the net, but go over the net are called ______ _________ and are replayed. 14.In a rally, balls that contact the net and land in the opponent’s court are _________. 15.Servers must stand behind the service line or else it is called a ______ ________. serve in let serves Playable foot fault

Paddle Tennis Notes Rules 16.When the ball is hit into the net and does not go over it is called a ____ ________. 17.It is illegal to contact the ball more than ______ time. 18.It is a foul when the ball is contacted by the __________. 19.The ball must be contacted before it bounces _________. 20.A player is not allowed to reach across the ______ at any time. netserve one body twice net

Paddle Tennis Notes Skills Used Serve Click to view Video Hold ball in non-dominant hand. Feet face 45 degrees/non-dominant foot forward. Toss - Toss ball allowing ball to bounce once. Step - Step forward while pushing off back foot. Hit – Hit ball with paddle at peak of bounce.

Paddle Tennis Notes Skills Used Forehand Click to view Video Athletic Stance (knees bent, feet shoulder width apart). Get to the ball, always try to be sideways to it. Paddle back in the ready to swing position. Eye on ball and already decided where to hit the ball. Step in and swing trying to hit ball out in front of you.

Paddle Tennis Notes Skills Used Backhand Click to view Video Get to the ball. Plant your pivot and get sideways to the ball. Paddle back in the ready to swing position. Step & hit-dominant foot steps toward the net. Follow through finishing high with arm straight.

Paddle Tennis Notes Skills Used Volley Click to view Video Get to the net before opponent makes ball contact. When opponent contacts ball, stop on the balls of feet. Paddle in front and fairly vertical. Step into the ball smoothly, thrusting forearm forward. Follow-through on the volley is minimal.

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